Police have made an arrest after a 48-year-old man died in a wooded area in Dalry.

Emergency services rushed to Gorgie/Dalry Community Park, behind the Lidl store, at around 2am on Thursday after the male was found with serious injuries.

When medics arrived they pronounced the man dead at the scene.

It has been confirmed that a 50-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the incident but inquiries are still ongoing.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Police in Edinburgh are investigating after a man was found with serious injuries in the wooded area of the Gorgie/Dalry Community Park, behind the Lidl supermarket, at around 2am on Thursday, September 20.

"The Scottish Ambulance Service also attended and pronounced the 48-year-old dead at the scene.

"A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing."